My research statement is available on request.
Working Papers
(Job Market Paper)
Research
Question: What drives the rising spatial concentration of
innovation from the early 1990s and what are the aggregate consequences?
Methodological Contribution: Introduce
endogenous, directed, and microfounded innovation in a dynamic spatial
model
Dynamic Spatial
Equilibrium
(joint with Ivan Rudik, Gary Lyn,
Ariel Ortiz-Bobea)
R&R, Journal of
Political Economy: Macroeconomics
Research Question: What are the welfare effects
of general equilibrium adaptation via trade, migration, and capital
accumulation in response to
climate change?
Methodological Contributions: (1)
Model-consistent estimating equations to identify climate impacts on
productivity and amenities from temperature shocks; (2) Quantitative
decomposition of general equilibrium adaptation channels (trade,
migration, industry switching, capital accumulation) to shocks in
fundamentals in a dynamic spatial model
Work in Progress
Research Question: What drives the rising intensity of
cross-region
coinventor networks and what are the aggregate
implications?
Intended Methodological
Contribution: Introduce field-specific
expertise in a
dynamic spatial model with endogenous innovation
(joint with Bernardo Ribeiro)
Research
Question: Why are newer technology vintages concentrated
in
big cities?
Methodological Contribution:
Introduce technology vintages in a
dynamic spatial model with
endogenous innovation